Bug 506402 – Using mkdir on Install x86/x86_64: command not found

• Product: Gentoo Release Media
• Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO

[Description Omar Radwan 2014-04-01 02:45:23 UTC]

I was trying to install Gentoo on a virtual machine, it went all fine up until when I tried to make a new directory for /mnt/home, when I typed in 
"mkdir /mnt/home", it replied with "-bash: mkdir: command not found". And after that, when I tried to type in any other command it would just reply with either 
"-bash: $(any command): command not found", or "-bash: /usr/bin/$(any commmand): No such file of directory".

I really think you guys should fix it, it would be really hard for anyone to install Gentoo without the ability to use the mkdir command.

[Comment 1 dwfreed 2014-04-07 17:29:35 UTC]

Could you provide more details about the livecd you were using, and what else you had done before that?  Also, could you provide the output of these commands:

/usr/bin/ldd /bin/mkdir
while read; do echo $REPLY; done < /proc/1/mountinfo

Are you able to reproduce this consistently across reboots?

[Comment 2 Ben Kohler 2014-05-22 14:53:49 UTC]

I think this is probably due to a semi-failed boot, maybe a damaged iso or a driver problem affecting the boot.  Omar, can you give us some more information?  We cannot help at all with what you've given so far.

[Comment 3 Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto (RETIRED) 2014-06-03 02:04:59 UTC]

Closing -ENEEDINFO